On the afternoon of December 23, Huawei held the 2021 winter flagship new product launch as usual, and also introduced the new mobile phone products, smart glasses and the latest smart watches, which seemed to be no different from the previous conferences.
Until nearly 5 o'clock, Huawei bigwig Yu Chengdong took the stage again, began to introduce the latest high-end new energy vehicle brand AITO, and then released the first new car to ask the M5. This time, Huawei's winter conference lasted more than an hour longer than before, Yu Chengdong was also rarely very excited, the last time he saw this sentiment was when the Huawei P30 was released, he stressed that the definition and design of the Q&I M5 were completed by Huawei consumer BU.
Huawei does still practice the promise of "not building cars", but chooses to release the M5 at its own new product launch, sold in the Huawei Smart Choice Mall, the definition and design are responsible for Huawei consumer BU, the electric drive system, the smart cockpit, these are also completed by Huawei, this "content" is also too high.
Q. How is this new car M5? Let the president explain it to everyone.
HUAWEI DriveONE pure electric drive range extender platform is launched, breaking the limit of new energy mileage
Although he is from the "mobile phone", Yu Chengdong's introduction of new energy vehicles is also unequivocal, and he points to the pain points of current electric vehicles.
For example, 54% of consumers are worried about the endurance, 44% of users are worried about inconvenient charging, 53% of users are worried about the rapid attenuation of the battery, and then it is introduced that the M5 is equipped with the latest HUAWEI DriveONE pure electric drive range extender platform, which breaks the mileage limit of new energy and can completely eliminate mileage anxiety.
In fact, the extended range electric scheme is not complicated, its emergence is not even much later than pure electric vehicles, the core mechanism is that in addition to the power battery function, you can also use an engine to generate additional power for energy.
Huawei is talking about its engine efficiency, this 1.5T four-cylinder range extender has been developed to the third generation, it uses the latest Miller cycle technology, the compression ratio has reached a staggering 15:1, so that it achieves 41% ultra-high thermal efficiency. However, She Chengdong took it to compare efficiency with Porsche and BBA's 2.0T engine, and personally felt that it was somewhat inappropriate, after all, the engine of the M5 was designed for hybrid, and naturally had more advantages in this regard.
According to Huawei's official data, its 1.5T four-cylinder range extender can produce 3.2 kWh of electricity per liter of oil, and full oil can achieve a CLTC working life of 1242 kilometers, which is indeed a complete elimination of mileage anxiety.
In addition to the range extender, it is its front asynchronous AC + post permanent magnet synchronous two high-efficiency motors, their total output power can reach 365kW, equivalent to V8 level of power, which also allows the M5 to complete 0-100km/h acceleration time only 4.4 seconds.
Huawei also gave another data, that is, the 0-50km/h acceleration of the M5 only takes 1.9 seconds, which is also the advantage of electric drive, they do not have the concept of engine "idle speed", directly output maximum torque at the first time, the acceleration itself is fast, and the acceleration in the front section is more violent than the acceleration in the rear section.
Of course, in the president's opinion, the brightest point in the performance of this car is its setting for the range mode. At present, the range extender electric vehicles on the market are not nothing, such as the ideal ONE and Lantu FREE have used this technical solution, which is nothing more than Huawei at the technical level, at least the efficiency of the range extender is less than 41%. Another point is that they are too simple and crude in their design for the extender pattern.
The Q&I M5 has really done a lot of research, and its extender hybrid has three modes of operation. The first is the pure electric mode, not that the range extender does not generate electricity at all, but more battery power, so that the cost of daily commuting will be greatly reduced; then there is the automatic mode, it will actively adjust the range extender to intervene more, as far as possible to achieve a longer mileage, go out to travel to use this; there is also a fuel priority mode, you can ensure that the limit working conditions do not fall, the whole experience of the wind.
Huawei's meticulous and intimate design is indeed one position ahead of other new forces.
Hongmeng HarmonyOS intelligent cockpit upper body, completely breaking the barrier of the car machine
In the past, no matter how high the configuration, there will be a serious drawback, that is, the lack of growth and interoperability, which is something that countless car companies have not worked hard to get.
On the Q&A M5, Huawei "crossed the level". The new car is equipped with the latest HarmonyOS smart cockpit, which truly brings the car-machine experience into the "immersive" dimension.
The biggest feature of harmonyOS smart cockpit is to break down the information barriers between different devices, so that the car machine system is no longer an island-like existence, but can be interconnected with mobile phones, smart watches, smart homes, and Huawei has injected a keyword into it, that is, "seamless flow".
For example, the Q&I M5 is equipped with Huawei Application Market, and the open Hongmeng ecosystem has a large number of fun and interesting latest applications, and users can download various third-party applications by themselves, which makes it form an application interoperability with other devices.
And these applications can be interoperable with mobile phones, watches and other devices, such as mobile phones are open navigation, on the car can be directly transferred to the car screen. The phone is listening to the song, and after getting on the car, it can seamlessly flow into the smart cockpit and listen to it.
For example, petal map, which is very popular on Huawei's high-end smart devices, has also been synchronized to the Q&I M5. Users only need to press in the direction of the screen, you can switch the navigation map and map overview interface, it is quite convenient to use; there is also a V2L reverse charging function, the vehicle can output 220V voltage outward, in the suburbs to do barbecue, play hot pot is not a problem; there is 66W wired charging and 44W wireless charging, the impression that this is the most high-end fast charging technology of car charging equipment, you can easily give mobile phones, watches and even notebooks to power up.
Needless to say, these functions are basically made by Huawei, which is also the biggest difference between the M5 and other models, and its "content" is too high.
Absent lidar, with Huawei's ambitions
From all dimensions, the M5 should be flagship in Huawei's definition. The first model of the high-end brand, the latest drive system, the latest intelligent cockpit, and of course, the original design similar to the oversized seamless panoramic canopy.
But unfortunately, the M5 is not equipped with the lidar that shined before, which shows that Huawei has "concessions" in intelligent driving.
According to the official introduction, the Q&I M5 is equipped with the L2+ automatic driver assistance system, but this is obviously not the limit of Huawei's technology. As early as April this year, Huawei released a video of the actual test of the public road for automatic driving, and the test vehicle was equipped with Huawei's lidar and automatic driving technology. The test challenge is the most complex urban road conditions, the test vehicle can not only successfully identify a variety of pedestrians, automatic vehicles, motor vehicles, and even "ghost probes" and electric vehicles inserted obliquely can be identified, but also successfully dodged, so that netizens shouted "better than me".
But Huawei is absent from the system on the new flagship model, obviously with its own considerations. On the one hand, the domestic L3 level automatic driving regulations have not yet been officially released, on the other hand, it may also take into account the maturity of the system.
Then there is the price, as a blockbuster new product of Huawei's smart selection ecology, its after-drive standard version of the comprehensive subsidy pre-price is 250,000 yuan, the four-wheel drive performance version of the pre-price is 280,000 yuan, are controlled within 300,000, which is the red line to enjoy subsidies and user acceptance. If you take the lidar and a complete set of autonomous driving systems, the price will undoubtedly exceed 300,000, which will have a huge impact on the ability to walk.
And Huawei has laid out a new sales plan, from now on, it will be in 42 cities 180 Huawei stores for real car display, starting from January 20 next year, will be in 118 cities 500 Huawei stores to open the appointment test drive and booking, it is obvious to do a big job.
Huawei has directly inserted itself into the hinterland of new energy vehicle competition through the "retreat to advance" approach, and it is obvious that it is ready to build the M5 into a new explosive model.
Summary of the President
Huawei does stick to the promise not to "build a car", but the participation of this new car even exceeds that of many car companies themselves, basically the most core system comes from Huawei, and it is equivalent to a small design that infuses Huawei's mind. In this way, Huawei also swore an oath to car companies that it can become the most comprehensive and reliable supplier of core components.
Are you looking forward to asking the M5?